The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-05-12
MINNESOTA NEWS.
ni..esota ni.i.s Interests.


letter from the editor of the New York
World asking for information relative to
the mining interests OF Minnesota. In his
reply the secretary says:
1t is only quite recently that attention
has been paid to the Subject of mining in
Minnesota but the field promises to
be very rich and Important. The
records in this office show that
new companies are being incorporated nj.
most every day for the Vermillion range.
Only u few, however. have as yet done
much developing. Still. ths shipments OF
ore will be this year nearly Il half million
! tons. visited the iron region last month
In company with the governor and other
officers and was perfectly amazed at the
greatness and Importance Of this part OF
our resources: think it will soon equal
in importance Dur great wheat fields on
| the prairies:
At Hastings. the saloon of Owen Mcken-
ra Michael Hoffman; John Gorans and }.
P. Gesen have been closed, the proprietors
deciding not to pay the government license.
The Otter Tail Touring mill, ut Fergus
Falls, capacity 200 barrels, has just be-
gun grinding wheat. This mill was built,
| aud is owned and operated by Fergus
Falls citizens: The cost was $4,000.
The congregation OF st. Johns (Episco-
pail church Mankato has decided to erect
the coming season, a rectory on the grounds
! belonging to the church. The structure
will cost about $1,000.
Frank Schultz. a single man thirty-five
years OF age living in the Town OF Farm.
| shooting himself in the head with a shot
gun. He was Il farm hand, and no cause
H. known for the act.
Carrot Dewinkcl was taken to Saltwater
| from Lyon county on ~ nine-years sen
tence for killing Jerome Swift.
At Mortified the dwelling house OF Mrs.
| Thorson, near the Bingham house, was near
| ly destroyed by fire.
S. j. Truax OF Hastings, returned from
Rock Island, having secured a $25, OOO
! contract of government work on the river
ut Gutenberg, Glen Haven and Cass Vile,
near Dubuque.
! A second time within four years is
l}rainerds leading hotel wiped out, the
Willard being burned last Wednesday
morning May 4th between and O'Clock.
1t was SO early, and the fire which
| appeared in the kitchen portion
spread so rapidly that life was saved only
with the utmost care and energy. The
| last proprietor w. W. Hartley, was just
| closing a lease, and about to renew it,
| There was only So, 600 on the furniture
and fixtures, but $25. 900 on the building.
Hon. Frank Il. Kellogg, the attorney for
Plainview III the famous railroad bond
suit just won in the supreme court, was
given a reception and II banquet in that
| town.
| A new daily pnper is to be started at
Braincrd to be called the Daily News.
It will be under the management OF A.
Dewey OF that place. Mr.. Dewey will be
remembered by many rs the engrossinp
clerk in the senate during the recent
session OF the late legislature.
! The railroad commissioners decided tn.
they will not interfere with the milling in
| transit rates unless n complaint is made
supported by u hearing.
Mr.. J. j. Hill has voluntarily informed
the directors Of the Young Mems Christian
association OF st. Paul that he will contrib
ute $4,000 toward their building iunl,
| 50, 900 payable on purchase o. lot, and
| So, 900 when ready to build. This, with
the subscriptions OF Mr.. Wann, 50 900: d.
d. Merrill. $1,000; II. G. Jefferson, 5000,
together with those OF Mcssrs, Cochran,
| Bushnell, Noyes, Suvdam and Others.
makes IL total voluntary subscription OF
over $50, 900. 1t is the intention OF the
direct ors to raise at least $1,000
Rev. f. l.. Thomas WAS consecratcl at
|
Kansas. There was q large Attendance
OF Episcopal clergy. including Bishop II. Il.
Whipplc, NJ. n. Gilbert OF Minnesota; Bi>l,-
| op Truttlc Of Missouri; Bishop ID. Il.
| knickerboker of Indiana; Bishop J. II.
| Brown OF Fond du Lac; Bishop +. H. Vale
Kansas. The conservation sermon was
preached by Bishop Whipple, who took for
his text the sixteeth verse OF the fifteenth
! cha pier OF ohm beginning: I'VE have not
| ms NJ | h1 oh Il
dainel you that you should go and bring
forth fruit" The aged prelute delivered a
powerful address,.
| John Brutz OF Cold Spring Stearns
| Go, who was thrown out of his wagon and
had his skull fractured has died.
At Sank Centre. Calvin F. Howe, we'll
known throughout Central Minnesota as a
heavy operator in real estate, died OF
paralysis, aged sixty-three. He had been
in active business for twenty years in real
| estate.
The Franklin State Bank OF Minneapolis
has been incorporated. Capital stock,
| $50, 900.
Sunday, the LIST inst, the Pioneer Press OF
st. Paul contained 40 pages-or 2SO col.
umns OF matter-1?3 columns of which
was business advertising, mostly OF real
misunderstanding that the "boom'' OF that
commodity has taken monstrous proper
tions.
Chicago Journal: DR.. C. N. Hewitt OF
Red Wing secretary OF the Minnesota
board OF health, has taken a correct atti-
tude toward the members OF the plcuro-
pneumonia ring. They tried to get =. foot
hold in that state, and undertook to es-
tablish there such IL panic az that by which
they have made SO many dupcs and caused
70 much injury, to the cattle industry in
/ H. s,,f l. H.
nary sharps that there is not q case Of
pleuro. pneumonia in the state and that
reports which were circulated for the pur-
pose OF creating IL scare were absolutely
unfounded.
At St. Paul. T. F. Cakes. OF TIC n F.
railroad, sold his place on Summit avenue
for S125,OOO. He paid $4,000 for it
less than two years ago.
At Duluth the damage by last Sunday
nights storm bids fair to foot up to from
$50, OO0to $4,000. and may reach 800
600. Superior, Second, Fourth and Renci,
streets, and Il half dozen avenues are all
torn up and it will take Il great outlay to
put them in repair. There were probably
nearly one hundred stores and houses
more or less flooded.
Little Falls Special: Hercules Heude, a
brotter OF Leon Hcudc of this city, arrived
here from Turtle Mountain, went to the
| Little Falls house. and in ten minutes died
OF heart disease. He was fifty years old
and leaves II family at Winnipeg where his
remains will be sent.
The family law suit in which Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Moulton OF Denver figure as
plaintiffs and Isaac Moulton OF La Crosse
as dcfe ndant, having been tried one day in
court, was satisfact orily and anicably set.
tied.
A severe hail and wind storm passed
over Lewiston. at s O. clock en- the first OF
May, unrootng buildings and breaking
many Windows. The large stock barn OF
+. Blelke was moved from its foundation
and badly wrecked.
The five.ycar-old son OF Mrs. Reed was
drowned in the Red river at Fergus Falls.
At Shakopee John Shercr dropped dead
in the street while on his way to the depot.
Cause heart disease. He was seventy
years old and the father OF James Sherer,
proprietor ofthe Shakopec house, st. Paul.
April, 1887, although much colder than
in 1886, was nearly one degree warmer
than the average April for 22 years, ac-